VALLEY RECORD SUPPLEMENT, ASHLAND, ORE, MAY 2, 1901.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Tue ¡;><u .muivers.iiy of the birth of
General U. S. S. Grant was celebrated
by taanquets being given in various cities
of rhe United States oil ¡Saturday,
Ap’il 27.
Junes D tug as Reid, known to ¡tele­
graphers as “the father of the tele-
gr.ipu,” died at his home in New York.
He «as born u Ennbutga, Scotland,
March 22, lb' it, and cauie Co America in
IMD.
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
A Cape Town dispatch of April 28
Geueral Cailles, who is now lurking
says that 25 men belonging to the Prince
in the mountains of Tayalats province,
of Wales’ Light Horse kept 400 Boers at
Luzon, has proclaimed himself dictator
bay for eight hours at a place 15 miles
and successor of Aguiualdo, and lias
from Kroonstadt. Fourteen B ocj s were
announced his iutention to continue a
UitijiKitely
war of extermination. It is said Cailles killed and several wounded,
surrender,
the
British
were
forced
to
was born in Poudicherry, India, his I
but they did not- capitulate until their
father being a Frenchman aud hrs
ammuuitiou was exhausted. None of
mother a Hindoo. It is also said that
the British was wounded. The Boers
he formerly registered as a French sub­
then relieved the British of their arms
ject in Manila. He is a typical guer­
and whatever personal pr petty struck-
rilla leader, cruel, able, reckless and un­
their fancy and released them.
relenting.
Colonel Plumer's force captured a
A Manila dispatch dated April 28 -ays
small laager of 450 men, inc.u.ling th»
that Captain Wilson Chase, with a de­
notorious Transvaal state engineer,
tachment of the Twentieth infantry, on
Mnnick; who planned rhe destrnc-ion ot
April 26 surprised the camp of tiie in­
surgent General Cailles, who was at his the Johannesburg mines tit the spring
camp at the time of the American at­ of last year, and tiis lather.
The country near Melmoth, Znlnland,
tack, but managed to escape. His adju­
tant-general, five of his other staff offi­ is swarming with captured and sur­
cers, 15 men, 20 rifles, a large amount of rendered stock. As it adjoins the Trans­
ammunition and stores aud all the vaal, there have been manv organtz d
papers and personal effects of the Fili­ raids.
pino general were captured. The insur­ I During the past three months there
gent Major Vaio was killed during the have been 500 d atiis from lever in the
engagement. Several columns of the Delagoa Bay district of Portuguese East
Americans continue vigorously to pur­ Africa.
sue General Cailles. The Americans
A Bloemfontein dispatch says that
had two melt killed.
the provost marshal has ordered a
Commissary Sergeaut John M.»-stou, British subject named Mitchell to be
charged with complicity in the commis­ deported to Ceylon for abusing an Jrmy
sary frauds, was sentenced to dishonor­ order to the effect iliat householders
able discharge and to two years’ im­ shall suspend a board < nt»ide ot their
I
prisonment.
doors having the manes of all lite <s;cu-
At Narvacan, province of South Ilo pants of that particu'ur house.
cos, 115 officers and 2157 bolomeu have
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated
surrendered and sworn all< gta-uce to the Pretoria, April 26, says: Since yesterday
United States.
the co until reports the Dter lo-ses to lie
Admiral Kempff at Cavite cabled to 12 killed, 20 wounded, 47 captured and
the navy department at Washington as I 42 surrendered. In addition to tiie tore-
follows: “Cyclone struck Poluc 22d; going Lieure ant Reid, with 20 lush­
barracks destroyed; hospital until lor men, captured southeast of Commisie
use; no casualties; government damage Drift, Oliphant’s river, Command mt
$25,000. Bequest this amount be made Schroeder and 41 Boers, togeiher with a
r ' Maxim. Reid’s melt crept up and sur-
avatable.”
| rounded the Boets before dawn and
Owiug to hts illness, the appointment
opened fire, the Boers immediately sur­
of Brigadier-General William Ludlow
rendering. Tite commauder-in-ehivt’s
to lie military governor of the depart­
brother. General Kitchener, reports trotn
ment of the Vtsayas has been tevoked.
Pardee Platz 18 Boers killed,. 14 taken
General Ludlow will return to the
' prisoners and 3o00 cattle, 6<N*0 sheep and
Utt ted States by the first transport.
i many wagons captured.
Tiranas Shelton, editor of The Chris­
tian, a monthly publication of Denver,
was arrested on an indictment returned
by the federal grand jury which charges
.mu with using the United States mails
to defraud. Shelton professes to cure
all mental and physical ills by sending
vibratiouB He came to Denver from
Arkansas about two years ago.
Ashland & Klamath Falls
STAGE <- LINE
rhoroughiv Restocked and
Entirely New Management.
ROBERT M. GARRETT
Superintendent.
Best and
Quickest Route to
• •
Goes by Barron, Shake.
Soda Springs, ParkerB and
Keno; also best connections
wit stage lines from Klam­
ath Falls to Bonansa, Bly
and Lakeview, Ft. Klamath
ami Indian Agency.
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Passengers, Baggage, Express A Freight
Mn«t be Waybilled.
Ashland Office:
POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
Klamath Falls Office:
H H VAN VAI.KKNRUKO
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ST MARY’S
The city council ot Eureka, Cal., bv a
FOREIGN ITEMS.
vote of 4 to 1, gave a ¡ram. his • to the
Eureka and Klamath River Railroad
It is reported from Belgrade that the
company to build a track through Albanians in Ohl Servin are committing
Eureka along tite water front, thus dis- wholesale atrocities. «
p sing of a qu. .itioli which has agitatoti
JACKSON VILLE.
A dispatch from R >me says that
the community ol Eur«-ka for over three
Bresci, the as-assin of K ng Humbert, I
ytqrs.
OREGON.
has become mad in cons* quence of ill
treatment
by
his
jailers.
General George Waslnn-.ton Custis
Lee imide app.ieation to President Mc­ i The British have, captured the capi­ Boarding School
for Girls.
Kinley, m behalf of Miss Marie Custis tals of Bida und Korn agora, West
FOR TERMS. ETC.. ADDRESS
Lee, his sister, tor restoration of the Africa, amt released thousands of Slav, s.
relics of General George Washington, The emu s have Iteen the terror of the SISTERS OF THE HOLY NAMES
of which he (General Lee) became owner country tor years, having killed thou­
Jacksonville, Oregon.
upon the death of his mother, who was sands <<f native» during the past year.
the wife of General Robert E. Lee. They are now entirely powerless, mid
The relics, which are at present in the tins was brougnt about without the
gihithsonian Institution, were turned .ssistaticr of ti.e white troops. There
over to General McDowell by a servant was h> avy lighting, 5000 natives fre-
of the Lee family during the civil war. '[ui n ly chargiug the West African
The president, in complying with the trout.« r troops, under British officers.
request, says “it will affortl me great
A dispatch from Lahore, India, states
satisfaction to give direction for the that a serious riot occurred near Sial-
the equipment pertaining to
resioraiou to the present ho ad of a his­ kote, due to plague inspection of women.
same.
tone tamilv of those ehatished heirlooms Tite mob overpowered the police, and it For particulars inquire ol
ot the Father of his Country.”
b. came necessary to summon a force of
GEORGE
SHEPHERD,
c .v.itry from Sialkote. The soldiers re­
ASHLAND, OREGON.
stored order with difficulty.
Qirrk 4«»l«very Th# W#*kiy Or#<ontan
ACADEMY.
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